Photographer Jasmine Safaeian caught up with Of Monsters and Men at The Independent in San Francisco Thursday night.  The Icelandic darlings charmed a sold out audience. Singer-songwriter Lay Low, also from Iceland, opened the show with claps, stomps, and sing-alongs.

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After the 25-song double-plus-album Daydreams, Matt Adams and the Blank Tapes return with the all-roaring no-boring full-length Home Away From Home—ten songs of full-band Kinks-plus-Creedence roots-rock ‘n’ roll that sounds like it came out of a roadhouse in Luckenbach, Texas, even though it was recorded on Matt’s very own 8-track in a bedroom in Oakland, [...]

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Back in 1973, Collie Ryan recorded three albumfuls of folk songs at once before retreating deep into the Texas desert. She’s squatted in an old bus along the Rio Grande ever since, spending her days painting mandalas on hubcaps. While she has no plans of dropping back into civilization, she will share her mystical observations about circles and sing us a song or two. This interview by Daiana Feuer.

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Territory BBQ and Records is the new restaurant-slash-record-store from Tony Presedo and Curtis Brown—formerly of Tee Pee Records and the band Bad Wizard, respectively. They will stock heavy music and serve heavy food. This interview by John Henry.

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We are sad to report that Japanese ultraman Cornelius (who we have just interviewed!) has canceled his 2009 U.S. and Mexico tour dates due to “Swine Flu concerns and increased governmental travel restrictions.” Message from the Cornelius Group below: Due to the Swine Flu concerns and increased governmental travel restrictions, Cornelius’ tour in Mexico and [...]

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